FotoFestival

Manzana 1

Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Bolivia
18th - 24th of November 2024
Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Bolivia

FotoFestival
Manzana 1

18th - 24th of November 2024

Photo by: Natela Grigalashvili

November 2024

The largest photography event in Bolivia

From Wednesday, November 20th to Sunday, November 24th, Manzana 1 will hold the International Photo Festival, an event that will bring together award-winning photographers and editors from around the world.
It will be an enriching experience for the general public who will be able to witness documentary and photojournalistic topics from many different places. In addition to the main event, there will be six photo workshops offering hands-on learning opportunities with professional photographers and editors and portfolio reviews. The festival will also feature evening projections of photographic works, lectures, artist talks and guided tours of exhibitions, providing a visual journey through various themes and styles.

GUESTS

Photographers

& Experts

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Esther Horvath

Esther Horvath is photographer for the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine…
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Brent Stirton

Brent Stirton is a South African photographer who works as a Senior Correspondent for Getty…
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Natela Grigalashvili

Natela Grigalashvili is a freelance documentary photographer based in Tbilisi, Georgia. In the past Grigalashvili…
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Mads Nissen

For Mads Nissen (1979) photography is all about empathy - creating understanding and intimacy while…
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Ana Maria Arevalo Gosen

Ana María Arévalo Gosen (born in 1988 in Caracas, Venezuela) embarked on a transformative journey…
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Klavdij Sluban

Leica Prize, Medal of Excellence, the Prix Niépce 2000 (main distinction in photography in France),…
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Florence Goupil

Florence Goupil is a Peruvian documentary photographer based in Cusco, Peru. Her work is primarily…
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Tomas Munita

Tomás Munita (Chile, 1975) is a documentary freelance photographer with a primary interest on social…
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Maxim Dondyuk

Maxim Dondyuk (b. 1983) is a Ukrainian photographer and artist whose practice integrates various mediums,…
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Philippe Dudouit

Born in Switzerland, Philippe Dudouit graduated from Vevey School of Photography. He has been recipient…
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Marie A. Monteleone

Marie A. Monteleone is a Senior Enterprise Photo Editor for Bloomberg News, producing visuals for…
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Cyril Drouhet

Deputy director of Reporting and Photography at Le Figaro Magazine, one of the main magazine…
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Monica Allende

Monica Allende is an independent curator/artistic director, consultant and educator. She is currently curating an…
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Søren Pagter

Søren Pagter is the head of the world famous photojournalism education at the Danish School…
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James B. Wellford

James Wellford is the Senior Visual Editor and Assistant Managing Editor for Global Issues at…
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Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo

Editor of Raya Editorial and AñZ, Expanded Photography from Latin America. Architect from the National…
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Chris Coe

Chris Coe is founder and director of Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY), the prestigious…

Activities

Exhibitions

FROM 20th to 24th of NOVEMBER

Exhibitions, conferences, portfolio reviews, workshops, panel discussions, lectures, guided tours, night screenings… in what will be an unprecedented and unique experience from the International Photo Festival Manzana 1.

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Program

PROGRAM

NOVEMBER 18-24, 2024

Exhibitions, lectures, portfolio reviews, international guest panels, and guided tours in the largest photography gathering in Santa Cruz de la Sierra for Bolivia and Latin America: the 2nd Foto Festival Internacional Manzana 1.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18

WORKSHOP: SHOOTING FOR SUCCESS
By: Chris Coe (UK)
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Sala Verde, Fundación Patiño

WORKSHOP: EDITING AND MAKING PHOTOBOOK MOCKUPS
By: Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (Colombia)
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Centro “Feliciana Rodríguez”

WORKSHOP: THE ART OF SEEING
By: Klavdij Sluban (Slovenia)
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM / 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Casa “Melchor Pinto”

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19

WORKSHOP: SHOOTING FOR SUCCESS
By: Chris Coe (UK)
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Sala Verde, Fundación Patiño

WORKSHOP: EDITING AND MAKING PHOTOBOOK MOCKUPS
By: Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (Colombia)
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM / 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Centro “Feliciana Rodríguez”

WORKSHOP: THE ART OF SEEING
By: Klavdij Sluban (Slovenia)
09:00 AM – 12:30 PM / 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Casa “Melchor Pinto”

WORKSHOP: PORTFOLIO EDITING
By: Marie Monteleone (USA)
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Sala Verde, Fundación Patiño

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20

REGISTRATION AND BADGE PICK-UP
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM / 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Manzana 1 Espacio de Arte

WORKSHOP: PHOTO EDITING
By: Søren Pagter (Denmark)
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM / 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Sala CoWork, Fundación Patiño SC

WORKSHOP: EDITING AND MAKING PHOTOBOOK MOCKUPS
By: Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (Colombia)
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM / 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Centro “Feliciana Rodríguez”

WORKSHOP: PORTFOLIO EDITING
By: Marie Monteleone (USA)
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Sala Verde, Fundación Patiño

WORKSHOP: BUILDING AND PREPARING PORTFOLIOS FOR REVIEW
By: Manuel Seoane / Kelly Ledezma (Bolivia)
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Manzana 1, Upper Floor

OPENING CEREMONY
6:30 PM
Location: Manzana 1, Upper Floor
Performance by: Dúo de Tres

PANEL: CHALLENGES OF DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY (Free Admission)
7:00 PM
Location: Manzana 1, Upper Floor

GUESTS

Photographers:
Ana María Arévalo (Venezuela), Brent Stirton (USA), Klavdij Sluban (Slovenia), Natela Grigalashvili (Georgia), Philippe Dudouit (Switzerland), Tomás Munita (Chile), Matjaz Krivic (Slovenia).

Editors, Academics, Curators:
Chris Coe (UK), Cyril Drouhet (France), James Wellford (USA), Marie Monteleone (USA), Mónica Allende (Spain), Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (Colombia), Søren Pagter (Denmark).

Moderator:
Ejti Stih, Volunteer Director of Manzana 1 Espacio de Arte and Foto Festival Manzana 1.

HONOR RECEPTION

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21

WORKSHOP: EDITING AND MAKING PHOTOBOOK MOCKUPS
By: Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (Colombia)
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Centro “Feliciana Rodríguez”

WORKSHOP: PHOTO EDITING
By: Søren Pagter (Denmark)
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Sala CoWork, Fundación Patiño

WORKSHOP: PHOTO JOURNALISM
By: Tomás Munita (Chile)
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Centro Feliciana Rodriguez

LECTURES (Free Admission)
Location: Manzana 1, Upper Floor

10:00 AM – Brent Stirton (USA)*
11:00 AM – Natela Grigalashvili (Georgia)*
12:00 PM – James Wellford (USA)
4:00 PM – Klavdij Sluban (Slovenia)*
5:00 PM – Chris Coe (UK)
6:00 PM – Marie A. Monteleone (USA)

(*) Guided visits: Lectures by photographers start at their exhibit.

PHOTOBOOK PRESENTATION
7:00 PM
Location: Manzana 1, Upper Floor
Con fe y devoción al preste
Author: Manuel Seoane
Editors: Eloisa Paz, Rebeca Paz
Publisher: A Ediciones

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22

WORKSHOP: PHOTO EDITING
By: Søren Pagter (Denmark)
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Sala CoWork, Fundación Patiño

WORKSHOP: PHOTO JOURNALISM
By: Tomás Munita (Chile)
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Centro Feliciana Rodríguez

MASTER LECTURE: CONCEPT, METHOD, AND CREATIVE PROCESS IN PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS (Free Admission)
By: Mónica Allende (Spain)
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Manzana 1, Upper Floor

LECTURES (Free Admission)
Location: Manzana 1, Upper Floor

12:00 PM – Cyril Drouhet (France)
4:00 PM – Philippe Dudouit (Switzerland)*
5:00 PM – Ana Ma. Arévalo (Venezuela)*
6:00 PM – Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (Colombia)

(*) Guided visits: Lectures by photographers start at their exhibit.

FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL
10:00 PM
Location: Alma Libre
Music by: Chris Syler

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23

WORKSHOP: PHOTO EDITING
By: Søren Pagter (Denmark)
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Sala CoWork, Fundación Patiño

PORTFOLIO REVIEW (Subject to special schedule)
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM / 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Manzana 1, Upper Floor

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24

LECTURES (Free Admission)
Location: Manzana 1, Upper Floor

11:00 AM – Tomás Munita (Chile)*
12:00 PM – Søren Pagter (Denmark)

(*) Guided visits: The photographer’s lecture begins at their exhibit.

CLOSING CEREMONY
8:00 PM
Location: Plaza Manzana Uno
Tribute to invited photographers.
Portfolio review winners announcement.

Closing reception 🍷

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Portfolio Reviews

Registration for free portfolio reviews coming soon.
Among the reviewed portfolios, the reviewers will choose two photographers who will have the opportunity to exhibit at Arte en la Plaza, in Manzana 1 in the 2025.

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Workshops

The festival’s educational aspect is bolstered by exclusive workshops, taught by photo experts Monica Allende, Soren Pagter, Marie A. Monteleone, photographer Klavdij Sluban, Esther Horvath, Tomas Munita and Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo.

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Other activities

Evening projections

Every night photographic series of the invited professionals will be projected in large format in front of the gallery Manzana 1.
LOCATION: Plaza Manzana 1

Photobook and technology fair

During the opening days of the festival a photo book & technology fair will take place.
LOCATION: Plaza Manzana 1

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